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'Excess' car pollution killed 38,000 in 2015: study![]() ![]() Paris (AFP) May 15, 2017 "Excess" diesel truck and car emissions claimed about 38,000 lives worldwide in 2015, said a study Monday that sought to quantify deaths due to pollution that carmakers sought to hide. Four-fifths of these additional premature deaths due to nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution occurred in three regions - the European Union, China and India, researchers reported in the journal Nature. NOx are poisonous gases that contribute to acid rain and combine with ammonia to create particles that can penetrate ... read more |
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![]() Atlanta GA (SPX) May 15, 2017 A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the animals that are key to their existence, a ... more ![]() ![]() Kathmandu (AFP) May 12, 2017 Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries at the centre of the Asian giant's push to expand its global influence. ... more ![]() ![]() Muzaffarabad, Pakistan (AFP) May 11, 2017 Two people were killed in cross-border firing in Kashmir Thursday, one on each side of the disputed region's de facto border, officials in India and Pakistan said in the latest skirmishes between the nuclear-armed neighbours. ... more ![]() ![]() Colombo (AFP) May 11, 2017 India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert its influence on the island amid signs of a Chinese comeback. ... more |
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![]() (UPI) May 10, 2017 Rolls-Royce has received a $78.7 million contract to provide logistical and engineering support for originally manufactured engines on the KC-130J tanker aircraft. The services will apply to the U.S. Marine Corps and aircraft in use by Kuwait under the Foreign Military Sales program. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (IANS) May 08, 2017 An Indian rocket with the over two ton South Asia Satellite or GSAT-9, intended to address the region's "economic and developmental priorities", blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Friday ... more ![]() ![]() Sriharikota, India (SPX) May 08, 2017 India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) successfully launched the 2230 kg South Asia Satellite (GSAT-9) into its planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit May 05, 2017. The latest lau ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2017 Where did the earliest Indians come from? ... more ![]() ![]() Oslo (AFP) May 5, 2017 Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, has taken Indian industrial giant Bharat Heavy Electricals out of its investment portfolio due to environmental concerns, the Norwegian central bank said on Friday. ... more ![]() ![]() Cincinnati OH (SPX) May 04, 2017 Smog from cars and trucks is an expected health hazard in big cities, but researchers from the University of Cincinnati found pollution from truck exhaust on one of the most remote mountain roads in ... more |
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![]() ![]() Indian Space Agency Test-Drives Solar Electric Hybrid Vehicle ![]() ![]() New Delhi (Sputnik) May 01, 2017 The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is not just building satellites or driving innovation by sharing its Lithium-ion batteries for powering vehicles, the space agency is helping fishermen ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (UPI) May 3, 2017 Researchers have identified the "princess pheromone" that tells a colony of ants when an ant larva will become the queen. ... more ![]() ![]() New Delhi (IANS) May 01, 2017 India will launch communication satellite GSAT-9 using its heavy rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F09) on May 5, the ISRO said on Friday. According to Indian Space Research ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2017 The Tibetan people have inherited variants of five different genes that help them live at high altitudes, with one gene originating in the extinct human subspecies, the Denisovans. Hao Hu and Chad H ... more |
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![]() Palestine TX (SPX) May 11, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Service Academies Swarm Challenge Pushes the Boundaries of Autonomous Swarm Capabilities ![]() ![]() Boeing receives Apache remanufacturing contract for UK ![]() ![]() Rolls-Royce to provide logistical, engineering support for the KC-130J |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) May 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Judge blesses $1 bn compensation deal in VW diesel case ![]() ![]() Judge seeks criminal review of Uber-Alphabet dispute ![]() ![]() Experiments show that a few self-driving cars can dramatically improve traffic flow |
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![]() Sydney (AFP) May 11, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Poland central to EU energy diversification strategy ![]() ![]() Myanmar recovery linked to development of electrical grid ![]() ![]() U.S. emissions generally lower last year |
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![]() Chicago IL (SPX) May 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Harnessing geometric frustration to tune batteries for greater power ![]() ![]() Mini heat engine could power tomorrow's tiny machines ![]() ![]() No batteries necessary, new medical implant derives energy from the human body |
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![]() Johannesburg (AFP) May 13, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Tunnel collapse at US nuclear site raises safety concerns ![]() ![]() Tunnel collapses at US nuke site, no radiation leak ![]() ![]() Plutonium research to aid nuclear cleanup techniques |
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![]() Boston MA (SPX) May 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() 'Fire-streaks' are created in collisions of atomic nuclei ![]() ![]() Discovery in the Early Universe Poses Black Hole Growth Puzzle ![]() ![]() What drives the accelerating expansion of the universe |
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![]() New Delhi (AFP) May 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China decries protectionism, but some raise concerns ![]() ![]() US-China trade pact: a Trump triumph or rehashed news? ![]() ![]() China hosts Silk Road summit in shadow of N.Korea missile |
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![]() Washington (AFP) May 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Security in Afghanistan likely to 'deteriorate': US intelligence ![]() ![]() Turkey slams US rapid arming Syrian Kurds in IS fight ![]() ![]() NATO mulls sending thousands more troops to Afghanistan |
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![]() Geneva (AFP) May 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Tillerson: Trump will not rush US climate policy review ![]() ![]() Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslands ![]() ![]() Shelf sediments reveal climate shifts through the eons |
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![]() Tehran (AFP) May 14, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() N. Korea test-fires missile in bid to test South, US ![]() ![]() Moon's win shows 'longing' for change: N.Korean envoy ![]() ![]() NKorea might meet with US; Wants extradition of SK's spy chief |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) May 10, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() China lawyer's wife seeks US asylum after brazen escape ![]() ![]() China wants its anthem sung, but maybe not at parties ![]() ![]() Chinese human rights lawyers seen as enemies of the state |
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![]() Nairobi (AFP) May 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Gunfire as I.Coast troops resume protest despite 'apology' ![]() ![]() Ivory Coast's rebel soldiers apologise to president ![]() ![]() Army to protect Tunisia economy from protests: president |
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![]() Washington DC (UPI) May 15, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() CAE wins UAV training contract ![]() ![]() Elbit introduces upgraded vehicle mortar system ![]() ![]() India seeks CBRN protective equipment |
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![]() Washington (UPI) May 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Austal opens new office in Australian contract bid ![]() ![]() Nimitz-class carrier USS Ronald Reagan begins sea trials ![]() ![]() DCNS to modernize three French navy frigates |
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![]() Miami (AFP) May 12, 2017 ![]() ![]() ![]() Six-legged livestock - sustainable food production ![]() ![]() External commercial ISS platform starts second mission ![]() ![]() NASA Receives Proposals for Future Solar System Mission |
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